teaching kids creatively

Tag: craft

I absolutely love this craft! It’s so colorful and fun, yet very simple to make with readily available supplies. It’s a Noah’s Ark basket which holds animal crackers! How fun is that?! Materials: paper plates scissors stapler crayons or markers animal crackers Directions: 1. Make your own Noah’s ark paper plate ahead of time so […]

I love making personalized cards for people and it struck me that this would make a perfect activity for older kids. How many times are there people in your church who could use a note letting them know that you’re thinking about them? It could be for a new baby, the death of a loved […]

The kids and I made this really neat paper craft a few weeks ago. The idea originally came from Babble Dabble Do. Just print the template from their website, color according to instructions, cut, and glue. Let your Flextangle dry and it’s ready to be played with! *A couple of tips: We stapled the paper […]

This is a fun craft to make if you need something to occupy the kids for a while, such as for VBS. Plus it looks cool and it’s something practical that won’t just get tossed in the trash. A little tip: One roll of duct tape is enough to cover two regular-sized clipboards. Materials: plain […]

The kids and I got the idea for this project from Le DADA de l’Enfant Terrible. I love how they turned out and I look forward to doing this project again. It’s a really fun art project to do when you just need to kill some time with your class. Materials: white paper magazines glue […]

I made this activity to do at youth group as a way for the kids to get to know one another better and to see that we’re all connected. (It would work great with younger kids, too!) You fill a bucket with large craft sticks which have two choices written on each side, and the […]

One evening I got this fun idea to take a child’s handprint and turn it into a scene with Jesus and Zacchaeus. I love the result! What parent doesn’t love artwork which incorporates their child’s cute little hand? Materials: white paper paper plates paintbrushes tempera paint: green, brown, blue (or other color for Zacchaeus’ clothing) […]